[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3048 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3048

 To limit assistance for the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian 
                    people during fiscal year 2004.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 9, 2003

  Mr. Otter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                  Committee on International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
 To limit assistance for the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian 
                    people during fiscal year 2004.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY AND 
              THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE.

    (a) General Prohibition on Funds.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, amounts available for assistance for the Palestinian 
Authority (or any other Palestinian entity) or for the Palestinian 
people may not be obligated or expended during a quarter of fiscal year 
2004 if the Secretary of State determines that the Palestinian 
Authority has provided support for acts of international terrorism 
during the prior 3-month period.
    (b) Limitation on Rate of Obligation and Expenditure.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the total amount of 
funds appropriated by the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2004, that are available for 
assistance for the Palestinian Authority (or any other Palestinian 
entity) or for the Palestinian people, not more than 25 percent of such 
amount may be obligated and expended during each quarter of fiscal year 
2004.
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